{"product_id":"9780753804704","title":"The Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Schlink, Bernhard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 28 February 1998 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 134 x 19 | 214g\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal, guilt and memory against the background of the Holocaust. An international bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined.  The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused.  For Hanna is not all she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna.  The woman he had loved is a criminal.  Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense.  But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tender, horrifying novel that shows blazingly well how the Holocaust should be dealt with in fiction.  A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience'  INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schlink, Bernhard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465614266552,"sku":"9780753804704","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780753804704.jpg?v=1734695779","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780753804704","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}